National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder Laboratories (NIST Boulder)
Optical Time Distributor and Process for Optical Two-Way Time-Frequency Transfer
ipissued patentIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Intellectual Property
- Affiliations
- NIST Boulder
Description
Two-way exchange of frequency-comb pulses over free-space optical links to compare and synchronize clocks at femtosecond level between terrestrial, airborne or satellite sites, also enabling coherent microwave generation at remote sites. NIST inventors Sinclair, Swann, Deschenes; filed 2017-11-30; docket 17-019.
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Details
- Keywords
- frequency combs, clock synchronization, optical links, femtosecond timing, coherent radar
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Patent number
- US 10,389,514
- Patent status
- Issued
- Patent number
- 10,389,514
- Status
- Issued
- Specifications
- An optical time distributor includes: a master clock including: a master comb; a transfer comb; and a free-space optical terminal; and a remote clock in optical communication with …